Flying swans: Project Development Team Intern

Intern
At Flying Swans we are looking for an ambitious student to join our Project Development Team as an Intern
Full time (4-5 days a week) | Rotterdam
Flying Swans – Creating value in emerging markets
Are you an ambitious student and passionate about emerging economies and developing green supply chains? Flying Swans’ projects unlock the economic potential of countries like Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and Angola, while greening supply chains of core Dutch industries.
About Flying Swans
As a leading and independent project developer Flying Swans designs intelligent cool logistics and infrastructurein emerging countries. We do so with reputable Dutch businesses as Port of Rotterdam and Invest International, leading international trading organizations, and government entities as ministries and embassies. Africa is increasingly important to Europe as an equal trade partner in a changing geopolitical landscape. Development- and business impact go hand in hand by creating sustainable and fair supply chains for fruits, medicines, critical minerals, among others. Flying Swans is a team of business-minded industry specialists driven by creating smart solutions, social impact and financial value. We are in the scale-up phase of our organization and explore business opportunities in new countries, which will give you opportunities to learn and grow together with us.
Internship details
As an Intern you are part of the Project Development Team. Your responsibilities may include the following:
• Conducting market studies on specific topics or domains
• Financial analysis for specific projects
• Collecting and presenting insights to inform colleagues
• Create content for communications materials such as presentations, webpage, social media
• Collaborating closely with experienced Project Development Managers, benefitting from personal guidance throughout your internship
• Being involved in overall project management cycles, including where needed drafting input for decision-making and reporting
Requirements & characteristics
• You are well into your university studies
• Interests in fields of consulting, project development/management, finance, and/or supply chain
• You can commit to 4-5 days a week for a minimum of 6 months
• You are proactive and have good analytical, writing, presentation and communication skills
• Due to the time and commitment required for this internship, we prefer applications from students who are not writing their thesis in parallel. In case you do want to do thesis combined, please provide your thoughts on this.
Important key words are entrepreneurship, hands-on mentality, expertise, superior analytical skills, curiosity, detail and accuracy.
The location for this position is Rotterdam (hybrid). The internship comes with an internship fee.
Submit your application by sending your CV and motivation letter via email to Erik van de Kamp, Project Development Manager at Flying Swans via recruitment@flyingswans.org. If you have any questions, contact Erik van de Kamp for more information (+31 6 46264595).